Oil burner



March 10, 1925. 1,529,255

v. o. JONES OIL BURNER Filed April '6, 192g Patented Mar. 10, 1925.

UNITED v VIBGIL 'o. JoNEs, oF- mant e, rumors; Assr NoR F ONEFT'HIBD; 11o .WILLIAMIG.

JONES, or measure, IILLINOIS AN DJ QNE-THIRD TO FRANK 'I-IARIQ LD, Qu nn o s t a specification 7 camera, ILLINOIS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be 'it known that I, VIBGIL O. Jonns, citizen of the United States, "a ire'sidentof Niantic, in the county ofiMaconfanjd State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Oil Burner,of Whiohthe following is.

Thisiinvention relates: to improvements in oil burners and the principal-object of the,

(invention is thepro-vision of such device which will operate ,efiiciently and effectiyely to produce amaximum -heat :w ith za'imini'j mum consumption of oil, whichtmay'be'read ily and cheaply constructed and: adjusted and easily operated, having-few parta re v sultingin a minimums-mount of wear and tearfrom operation Other objects of the invention include ime provements in detail ofgconstruction operation whereby a simplea-nd efficient 'device' of this kind is provided. To the accomplishment of the Qregoing and such otherobjects ashereinafter appear, my invention consists in the construction, combination, and -arran'gement of partslhere: inafter described and-then soughttobede finedin the appended claims, reference beingrhad to the accompanying drawing'.form ing a part hereof-and which shows merely for the purpose of illustrative disclosure a referred embodiment of my invention, [it heing expressly understood, however, that various changes may be made. .in practice with-in thescopeof the claims; withbttdigressing from my inventive idea, "In the drawingfi t V t "Figure 1 representsaa view-.in vertical cross section of a device constructed to e'm body my invention. v

Figure 2 is a top plan vieW thereof ,;.the pipes and the evapQrating -andreservoir chamber being eliminated to properly dis close thestructure, v a I Referring now to the vdr awings the numeral 1 designates the burner body: o-r fstructure which is adaptedtobe snitablymounfi ed and supportedwherever it isto bejused.

This is in theform of a chamber or compartment "formed of .a suitable,,casing Lot metal and having the depending inlet pipe-2 leadingthereintoQ This body'is prolvided with a plurality ofburner aperturesfi suitably arranged around the sides thereof and on: to ,is provided with a suita bletaniiularedge ang t @1151 iefiwlimlly leeatdtei mama.

e23- s e lme mm.

nular flangefi. It is further provided jwith a pair of "parallel vertical fiang'es'fi to form a channel 7 havingitsj'ends closed as at 8* and spaced apart "as at -t oupro vide a11 entrancef into the circle'of said channel from the outerpart of thetop vof the burner body,

A pluralityof'burner"holesi ior apertures 10 are provided through the. top of the lburner I body and open within the annular flange 5; and another series of; burner apertures'l l areprovided through the top of the burner,

body opening into the channel 7. In "addi tion suitable sockets 12arejfprovided on topth rner body to receiY esupportingf Plpes OP rods Which Se ur y u p rt the evaporati g. @hwliberv and v hamber i pr pe P iti n- The gas reservoir chamber is by the numeralll'an d inthe formofa cy' lindrical compartment as shown, havingthe laterally extending ears 15 which are aper turedgto' receive the postsor rods,1 3 and-pro? vided with the screw or other suitable ad just-mg means 16whereby thei'position of the gas reservoir chamber 14 audits connecting cram in amb r b may befproperly fixedi This; fuel jeyaporating and meral 117 and it also the form of cylindrical chamber or compartment and is connected to the s s r s rv irchamber;1e 1

jected to their heat. It is less in diameter 1 3Q presently de gas o nii i chamber I designate'by the reference".nu'-- than the gas reservoir chamber, theflatter therefore beingsubjected to the transmitted heat of the central burner apertures 10' and the direct: heat .o f 'the other".burner Qapertures ll' asindicated, 'and of course the neat,

of the latterfalso" is applied to the fuel evaporatingand gas formingchamber 17 as well. Pipe 12 is connected to the fuel evaporating and gas forming chamber 17 and leads to th' its ambe may d y l re ul oilsupply pipe 20 ,jhaving the nee -1e w ive branQhpipe-Q Z controlled by a'suit abl evalve W 23 leads from the inlflL'Pipe 20' 'to tlreito p of thegbnrner'body Ior casing 1 This isfor th p p i cf p y ng .the'. i or u i of the top of the burner body or: casing withinthe annular flange 6 whereby it may be ignited to initially lieat the fuel evapo- V rating and gas forming chamber 17 in startingtheoperation o'f'the burner The gas outlet pipe 2a is connected to one end of the gas reservoir chamber 14 and is extended downwardly and into the air inlet pipe member 2 which leads into the bottom opening 25. for the purpose of supplying of this device its 7 fuel is'suitably supplied to the fuel evapo-. I

burnerb dy or casing l. A'suitable quantityv 2 5 q as previously gas for mosteflicient operation. 7

of the burnerrbody and has the gas inlet gas-into the burner body. 7

With this description'of the construction operation is readily apparent therefrom The oil or other liquid rating and gas: forming {chamber 17 Where itis subjectedto the heat from; the burner v described and vaporized or gasified, flowing ,to 145, from whence a suitable" quantity of the gas flows through the discharge pipe 24 through its outlet 25 (and into the main ofiair for proper combustion is drawn, in; through the pipe 2 so that the burnerxbody is, filled with a proper mixture of air, and

In order to 'give' some idea of the method (if-obtaining the proper dimensions, it is tobeunderstood that one ounce of liquidfuel expands into 550 cubic inches [of gas, and to burn one ounce of oil per minute, the gas reservoir chamber must belarge enough to handle 550 cubic inchesof gas per minute, and the burner or combustion chamber must be large enough to handle a volume composed of 94% air and 6% gas." Thegas combustion chamber must therefore have, a capacity of 51,700 cubic inches per minute. Of' course these'figures can be based on the per second consumption as well.

WhatjI claim is:- j V 1. A device of'the character described including, in combination, a combustion chamber and burner body having a pluralityof burner apertures in thesiide thereof and a plurality of burner apertures located in the 1 tion chamber andbnrnerbody,v 2. A deviceof he character central part-of the top'thereof, a gas: reserg voir chamber anda fuel evaporating and gas forming chamber connected thereto, both of combustion chamber (and-burner body in said chambers being 1 supported above said vertical spaced relation with the fuel. evapor yrating and gas forming chamber, between the gas; reservoir and the burner body so fthat saidfuel evaporating and gas forming chamber is subjected to, the heat of the com- 'bustion atsaid central apertures, "and a supply connection leadingv from said gasreservoir chamber to the gasinlet of the combusdescribed in. cluding, in combination, a combustion chamf her and burnerbo'dycylindrical shape and thereof within said flange,

ing and gas forming chamber positioned the a reservoir chamber" having a combined air and gas inlet at the bottom thereof, said chamber also having an annular channel formed in the top therea of, having openings through the top of said chamber s into said channel,- and i also! having a cup-shaped compartment zprovidedi.in the with openings extending through the top a fuel evaporatabove said cup so that'it' will besubjected to the heat from the said last mentioned burner apertures, positioned'above her in spaced relation with the same to cause theflames to impinge against the top of the fuel evaporating and gas and'communicating therewith and arranged so as to be subjected said apertures in said channel, and a connection leading from said gas reservoir ch'amber to said combined air and gas inlet; '3. A device of the character described in cluding, in combination, a combustion cham her and burner body cylindrical in shape and having a combined airi and gas inlet at the bottom thereof, said. chamber also hav-" ing an annular channel formedin the top thereof, having openings through the top of said chamber into said channel, and also having a cupishaped-compartment provided in the top thereof by means of an annular flange with openings extending through the c y directly to the heat-from 7 top thereof by means of an annular flange a gasreservoi'r chamber said last mentioned cham forming ch m e if Z top thereof withinQsaid flangeya fuel' evapo rating and gas forming chamber "positioned above said cup sothat it will be subjected to the heat from the said'last mentioned chamber burner apertures, .a gas reservoir pos t oned. above said lastv ment oned chamber and communicating therewith and anranged so as to be subjected directly to the a heat from said aperturesin said channel and arranged to cause the flames to impinge against the top of the fuel evaporating and gas forming chamber, a connection leading from said gas reservoir chamber to sai ii -10 I combinedf'air and gas inlet, a fuel supply a connection for said" fuel evaporating and as forming, chamber, and means for supplyingfuelto'thetop of saidaburner body for startingrthecom ustion. U 1

4- A device of the character described including, in combination, a combustion chamber and burner body cylindrical in shape andhavinga combined air and gas inlet at the bottom thereof,- said chamber also having an: annularfchannel formed in the top thereof,',having openings through the topof said chamber into said channel, and also having a cup-shaped compartment provided flange with openings extending through the topthereofwithin said flange, a fuel evaporatingand gas forming chamber ositioned above said cupso that it will s11 jected to top of the fuel evaporating and gas forming chamber, a connection leading from said gas reservoir chamber to said combined air and gas inlet, and supporting means for'adjustably supporting said tWolast mentioned members on said burner body.

5. A device of the character described including, in combination, a combustion chamber and burner body cylindrical in shape having a combined gas and air inlet leading into the bottom thereof and having a plurality of burner apertures around the sides thereof and also provided with a centrally located group of burner apertures and also an annular group of burner apertures through the top thereof, a plurality of supports extending upwardly from said burnerbody, a gas reservoir chamber in the form of a cylindrical compartment having a plurality of apertured ears to receive said sup ports whereby it is supported above said burner body and subjected to the direct heatof combustion at said annular'series of said burner apertures, a fuel evaporating and gas forming chamber communicating with;

and supported below said gas reservoir chamberso as to be subjectedto the direct" heat of said central group of burner apen tures and being of a diameter less than the diameter of thegas reservoir chamber whereby the latter is adapted tocause the flames to impinge against the top of the fuel evaporating and gas forming chamber, a discharge connection leading from said gas reservoir to the combined air and gas inlet of the combustion chamber and burner body, and

and gas forming compartment.-

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I v

fuel supply connection to's'aid fuel evaporating 45 

